GLYPHOSATE-TASK-FORCE

GTF Expresses Disappointment on Failure of Member States to Vote on EU re-Approval of Glyphosate

The following is a statement of the Glyphosate Task Force:

The Glyphosate Task Force (GTF) understands that European Union (EU)
Member States discussed the European Commission’s proposal for the
re-approval of glyphosate at the Standing Committee meeting of May 18th
and 19th
, but that no vote took place.

At this stage, failure to vote on the Commission’s proposal on the
re-authorisation of glyphosate by Member States represents an
unprecedented delay compared to the standard timeframe and applicable EU
framework for the re-approval of pesticide active substances.

The comprehensive risk assessment conducted by Germany on behalf of the
28 EU Member States and peer reviewed by the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA) clearly concluded that glyphosate poses no unacceptable
risks. Therefore, delays of this nature which are evident during the
final stages of the process simply expose an acute politicisation of the
regulatory procedure.

“The GTF consider this situation to be discriminatory,
disproportionate and wholly unjustified,”
said Richard Garnett,
Chairman of the GTF. “Ultimately, failure to follow the process
appropriately and within a reasonable timeframe will only serve to
seriously undermine the credibility of the EU legislative framework and
put European agriculture at a competitive disadvantage,”
he
continued.

ENDS

About the Glyphosate Task Force (GTF)

The European Glyphosate Task Force (GTF) is a consortium of companies
joining resources and efforts in order to renew the European glyphosate
registration with a joint submission. This consortium is not to be
considered a legal entity. The following companies are confirmed member
of the GTF: